DEAR News Of The Area,

THE Greens in this country and across the world have been fighting the good fight for over 20-plus years, demanding real action on climate change, protection of our natural world, justice for our first nations peoples and support for the most vulnerable in our communities.

We have been the only consistent voice in this country (in all levels of government) that have been tirelessly working to uphold a sense of fairness and equity in a broken system.

Surely this must count for something.

So, it’s really disheartening to hear that some traditional Greens voters are considering voting Independent number 1 and Greens number 2 in the upcoming Federal election.

The Greens Federal MPs were the first to call for marriage equality, a banking royal commission, protection for refugees and a Federal ICAC.

We are not like the other major parties.

We are a grass roots bottom-up political party that refuses to accept corporate donations and relies on its members and supporters’ passion and commitment to social justice to continue our work across the country.

Our vast range of policies are shaped by our diverse membership and are based on science and expert opinion.
Voting Greens number 2 is not the best way to show you want genuine change.

It will mean that we lose funding to continue this work.

It’s important to remember the Greens will still be here fighting after this upcoming election and the one after that and the one after that.

We know there is a better way, and we have the broad scope of policies that show how this transition can happen.
You need to ask yourself, can the same be said for the Independents?

So please vote Greens number 1 and use your preferences wisely.

Regards,
Dominic KING,
Bellingen Shire.